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Beachy Head

Beachy Head, East Sussex, England

23.34KM

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14.5MILES

This was the second of our longer training walks for the 2015 Gurkha Trailwalker Challenge. A beautiful loop from the outskirts of Eastbourne through East Dean and the Friston Forest returning along the South Downs Way via Seven Sisters and the Birling Gap.

4 May 2015
Hilly
6hrs, 15min (5hrs, 4min)
altitude Graph for beachy head walk

Elevation: Max 168m, Min 2m, Gain 166m

Pictures from the walk

view over eastbourne

Leaving Eastbourne

topiary hedge and cottage

Topiary in East Dean

footpath sign in forest

Friston Forest

stone and flint house next to graveyard

Westdean

sloping barn roof

Quebec Barn

english rural church

All Saints, Westdean

english channel river inlet and cliffs

Cuckmere Haven

walkers on the south downs way

Walkers on the South Downs Way

footpath above the seven sisters, birling gap

Path above the Seven Sisters

belle tout lighthouse at beachy head the south caost of england

Belle Tout Lighthouse

view over eastbourne

View over Eastbourne

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